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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 56. Chapters: Northumbria, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Vita Sancti Cuthberti, Edrington, Battle of Flodden, Moffat Hills, Scots' Dike, Dere Street, Hume Castle, Coldingham Priory, Mordington, Battle of Philiphaugh, Battle of Ancrum Moor, Walter Scott of Branxholme and Buccleuch, Jean Hepburn, Janet Beaton, Lamberton, Scottish Borders, Valentia, Plenderleith, Robert Smail's Printing Works, Debatable Lands, Berwick Castle, Tibbie Tamson, Soutra Aisle, Battle of Alnwick, William Cranstoun, 1st Lord Cranstoun, Talla Railway, John Maxwell, 4th Lord Maxwell, Hawkshaw, Scottish Borders, Venlaw, Dryhope Tower, Lord Warden of the Marches, Abbot of Jedburgh, Trimontium, Traquair House, Archdeacon of Teviotdale, John Cranstoun, 2nd Lord Cranstoun, Fatlips Castle, Battle of Piperdean, Capture of Berwick, Fogo Priory, Calchfynydd, Battle of Duns, Saint Modan, Battle of Haddon Rig, Ettrick Forest. Excerpt: Berwick-upon-Tweed ( -ik -pon ) or simply Berwick is a town in the county of Northumberland and is the northernmost town in England, on the east coast at the mouth of the River Tweed. It is situated 2.5 miles (4 km) south of the Scottish border. Berwick-Upon-Tweed, the former county town of Berwickshire, had a population of 11,665 at the time of the United Kingdom Census 2001. A civil parish and town council were created in 2008. Founded during the time of the kingdom of Northumbria, which was part of the Heptarchy, the area was central to historic border war between the Kingdoms of England and Scotland for centuries; the last time it changed hands was when England reconquered it in 1482. Berwick remains a traditional market town and also has some notable architectural features, in particular its defence ramparts and barrack buildings. The origin of the town's name is Norse, or Old English, with the second element "wick" either coming from "vik" m...
